Hay-bale-tying device.



B. G. PATTERSON.

HAY BALE TYING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED ocnzs. 191s.

Patented Aug. 31 1915.

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HAY BALE TYING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 25, I9I3.

1,152,209. Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

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HAY BALE TYING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 00125. 1913.

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HAY BALE TYING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 001.25.1913.

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HAY BALE TYING DEVICE.

APPLICATiON FILED OCT-25. I913. 1,152 209, Patented Aug. 31,1915.

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B. G. PATTERSON.

HAY BALE TYING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 001.25. 1913.

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HAY BALE TYING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 001.25.1913.

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BENJAMIN e. rarrnnson, or OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA, Assrenoa r THE PATTERSON- CLARK COMPANY, OF OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA, A CORPORATION OF OKLAHOMA.

QHAY-BALE-TYING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BENJAMIN G. PAT- 'iEiiSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Oklahoma city, in the county of Oklahoma and State of Oklahoma, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Bale-Tying Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements 1n automatic tying devices for bales of hay to be used in connection with or as an attachment to a hay baling device, and it consists in the combinations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a device which will automatically tie the bales as they are being formed, thereby obviating the necessity of employing hand labor for this purpose.

A further ob ect of my invention is to provide an automatic tying device which performs its work with certainty, and in which the mechanism works independently of every irregularity in the feed.

A further object of my invention is to provide a tying device having a novel form of twisting mechanism.

A further object of my invention 1s to provide a tying device having a novel form of wire cutting mechanism.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part of this application in which Figure 1 is a side view of a hay baler equipped with my improved automatic tying mechanism, Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the rear portion of the side opposite that shownin Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the rear portion of the baler showing one position of the tying attachments, Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the parts of the tying mechanism in a different position, Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view along the line 55 of Fig. 8, Fig. 6 is a section through the tying arm along the line 6-6 of Fig. 7, Fig. 7 is a view of the tying arm with the cover plate removed, Fig. 8 is a face view of the tying arm, Fig. 9 is a detail plan view of a clutch lever, Fig. 10 is a detail side view of a locking device for theclutch lever, Fig- 11 is a de- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 25, 1913. Serial No. 797,283.

tail view of a bearing for oneof the shafts, Fig. 12 is a sectional view through a toggle block showing the screw for operating the same, Fig. 13 is a sectional view through one of thetoggle arms, Fig. 14 is a detail plan view of certain of the operating levers, Fig. 15 1s a' section through the baling chamber,

Fig. 16 is a detail section showing one of the clutch members, Fig. 17 is a section through theclutch yoke, Fig. 18 is a plan.

View of the clutch member shown in Fig. 17, andFig. 19 is a side View and ratchet mechanism.

In carrying out my invention I make use of any suitable baling device which has a reciprocating plunger, and means for operating the same to compress the hay or other material which is fed into the baling chamher in advance of the plunger head.

In the drawings accompanying the speci fication I have shown my invention as appl1ed to an old form of power hay press.-

The hay baler or press proper forms no part of my inventionexcept in so far as it cooperates with the tying mechanism 1 will therefore describe only. enough of the hay baler so as to give a clear idea of the operationof the automatic tying device.

leferring now to Fig. 1 I have shown therein a baler of the type mentioned which comprises a baling chamber 1 supported on the wheels 2. A frame 3 bears a drive shaft 4 upon which is mounted a drive pulley 5. On. the shaft 4 is also mounted a sprocket wheel 6, which is connected by a sprocket chain 7 with a sprocket wheel 8 on a shaft 9. The shaft 9 has a second sprocket 10 upon which is a chain 11, the latter passing forwardly and around a sprocket 12 on a shaft 13 (see Fig. 15).. The latter is 'journaled in a bearing block 14: attached to the side of the baling chamber 1 at one end and at the other is journaled in a plate 15 which extendsbetween the flanges l rwhich are formed by continuations of the tops and bottoms of the baling chamber, as clearly shown in Fig. 15. The outer end of the shaft 13 carries a cone clutch member 16 which is provided with clutch teeth 16 at its base.

A gear 17 is provided on the shaft 13 (see Fig. 15) and is arranged to mesh with a gear 18 (see Fig. 1) which in turn meshes with a gear 19 on a shaft 20 (see Figs. 1, 3 and 4) which is provided with a loosely mounted beveled gear 21 having a clutch of the pawl member 2l" secured thereto; This' shaft also bears a beveled gear 22 loosely mounted and provided with'a clutch member 22. Abeveled gear 23 engages both the gears- 21 and 22, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

f I The gear 23 is on the end of a screw shaft '24, which is mounted in bearings 25, (see i i. Figjl2) The'screw shaft 24 passes through a traveling block 26, which isprovided .on'

its interior with a nut 27 having laterally ex tending lugs 27- arranged to extend 1n grooves 26* in' the block 26. It will be noted that these grooves terminate short of the ends. of the block. 26 *leaving abutments against which the'lugs 27 may engage to move the block.

Referring again to Figs.fi3 and 4 I have shown the block 26 as being provided with "ears-28130 which are pivotally connected 311which has ahead 32 rigidly secured to a toggle members like that shown in Fig. 13. A description of one of these toggle members will suffice since they are both alike. It

' consists of a sleeve or telescopic member 29 which'is securedto the ears'by apivot pin 30,.and' which rece1ves a telescopic member shaft 33 (see Fig. 1 and journaled in vertical bearin-gs 34. ;These bearings 34 are shown in detailxin Fig. 11 being carried by a bracket 35 bolted to the side-of the baling chamber. At 36 I have shown one of the oscillating. frames.

As will-.be seen from the drawings'there slotted, :as shown at 31 and is arranged to engage pins 36 carried by the frame 36.

The frame 36 bears a vertically extending plate 38 on the outside thereof (seerFigs. 1,

3 .and 4) bearing upper and lower stub .shafts like that shown at 39 in Fig 16.

These stub shafts are held to the plates by means of nuts 40 and bear hollow cone shaped clutch members 41 provided with gear tee'th42 on their outer surfaces and .have clutch teeth 41 at their ends, as clearly shown in Fig.16. The clutch teeth 41 are designed to engage the clutch teeth1 6 'of the clutch member 16 (see Fig. 15), thereby communicating the motion of the clutch member 16 to the clutch member 41, which in turn drives a bevel gear 43 on a shaft 44 carried by the frame 36 (see Figs. 3 and 4).

The tying arms are denoted in general by 7 T. They are'both alike and-a description of one will suflice for both. These arms are 7 secured to the frame 36 and project at right angles thereto, as clearly shown in Figs.

3 and Each arm consists of a casing 45 stub shaft 48. The gear 47 in turn engages a gear 49 on a stub shaft 50. The gear 49 engages a gear 51 on a shaft, 52. The gear 51 engagesa gear 53 on av shaft 54. The gear 53 engages a gear 55 on a shaft 56, while the gear engages the teeth of a twister 57 whose teeth, as will be seen from Fig. 7, are deeply cut so as to receive the wires which are to be used in tying the bales. This twisting device is journaled in the circular recess 58 in the casing 45, see Fig. 7. The end of the casing 45 and the end of the cover portion 45 are cut away, as shown at 59 to permit the entrance of the wire, while the walls of the casing 45 and of the cover por tion 45 are cut on Figs. 7 and 8).

The cover portion 45 of the casing is provided with a guide lug 45 (see Figs. 6 and 8) through which the stem 61 of the wire cutter is carried. The latter is provided a spiral curve (see with an offset at 62 and'has a cutter head 63, which is arranged to reciprocate in the body. portion of a bracket 64 carried by the casing cover 45*. The bracket 64 is bent laterally and then forwardlyand bears a roller 65 at its end. A similar bracket 64 is carried by the arm on the opposite side and is provided with a roller 65*. similar to the roller 65. The shape of these rollers 65 and 65 is best shown in Fig. 5. A spring 66 is disposed between the lug 45 and the offset portion 62 of the cutter stem. On the opposite side of the lug 45 the cutter stem is provided with a spring 67 having at its upper end a link 68 through which a guide pin 69 extends. The upper inner edge of the link 68 is provided with a tooth 68 (see Fig. 6) arranged to engage the square threads 48 at the end of the shaft 48 (see Figs 6 and 8). The spring 67 tends normally to hold the link in the position shown in Fig. 6.

Secured to the side of the baling chamber isa bracket 70 having a laterally bent end which carries an adjustable screw 71 provided with a lock nut 72. The end of the screw is arranged to bear on a lever 73, which is-pivoted at 74 on the outside of the cover portion 45 and whose end is arranged to engage the shoulder 62 so as to retract the knife, as will be explained later.

Referring now particularly to -Figs. 3, 4 and '9 -I have'shown therein'a stud or shaft 75 which is secured to the top of the baling chamber. To this stud or shaft is pivoted a lever 76 having a yoke 77 extending at right angles to the lever and secured rigidly to the lever. The arms of the yoke 77 are sloted, as shown at 7 7'(see Fig. 17) to receive the pins or lugs 76f of a collar or strap 79 which is disposed in a groove 80 of a clutch member 80 which is keyed to the shaft 20. The clutch member 80 is provided with teeth 80 on one side and 80 on the other. The former are arranged to engage the clutch teeth 21 carried by the gear 21, while the latter are arranged to engage the clutch teeth 22 carried by the gear 22, these last named gears 21 and 22 being, as previously stated, loosely mounted on the shaft 20. It will therefore be seen that when the lever 76 is moved in one direction the gear 21 will be connected with the drive shaft 20,

while when it is moved in another direction the gear 22 will be connected to the drive shaft. i

The lever 76 is provided at one end with an extension 7 6 (see Fig. 9) which is pivotally mounted on the lever at 76" and which is provided with an arm 76 arranged to ena stop member 76 carried by the lever 76. A spring 7 6 is connected at one end to a link 7 6' which in turn is connected to the arm 76", the other end of the spring being connected to a projection or lug 76 At 81 1 have shown a reciprocating plunger which works in a channel track at the edge of the upper plate of the baling chamber. This plunger has a backward and forward movement with each stroke of the hay press ram. It may be operated by-a connection with one of the levers which operates the condenser fingers, or it may be connected in, several ways to the different moving parts of the baler. Disposed at the rear end of the plunger and integral with it is a lug 82 which projects above the upper chamber plate and is adapted to engage the extension 7 6" to cause the movement of the lever 76 and the consequent reversal of the rotation of the screw 24.

In Fig. 9 T have shown a locking member 83, which is arranged to engage the extension 76 to hold it out of engagement with the lug 82. The member 83 is pivoted at 84: (see Fig. 10) upon a bracket 85. It really forms part of a bell-crank lever whose other arm 86 is connectedby a rod 87 which is pivotally connected by a link with another bell-crank lever 88, which is pivoted at 89, and which has an arm 88 normally pressed upon by a spring 90, so as to keep the member 83 in its downward or looking position in the path of the extension 76.

As will be seen from Figs. 2, 3 and 4 a toothed wheel 91 is mounted on a shaft 92 carried by adjustable bearings 93. This wheel extends through the top of the baling chamber and slightly beneath the upper plate of the baling chamber, as shown by dotted lines in Figs. land 2. It is designed that this wheel shall be engaged, by the movement of the bale during its passage through the chamber so as to turn the Wheel. As will be seen from Fig. 2, the shaft 92 is provided with an adjustable crank arm 94: (see Fig. 2) having at its end a lug or roller 95 arranged to engage the springpressed arm 88. It will be seen that every time the lug or roller 95 makes one revolution the member 83 (see Fig. 10) will be lifted and immediately returned to its lockmg positlon.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 13 and 1 1 I have shown the block 26 as being provided with a dovetailed slot 26 arranged to receive a track member 96 so as to slide therealong. The track 96 is secured to the top of the bailing chamber. Referring now to Fig. 14, it will be seen that a locking dog 97 is pivoted on a stud 98 being provided with a locking shoulder 97. The dog is normally pressed upon by a spring 99, one end of which bears on a pin or lug 100. A lever 101 is pivoted at 102 and is pivotally connected by means of a link 103 with the lever 76. It also has a pivotal connection with a lever 104 which is mounted at 105 and which is provided with a rounded end 105 arranged to be engaged by the movable block 26.

Secured on one side of the baling chamher on brackets 106 are upper and lower reels 107 and 108 respectively. These reels are designed to contain the wire which is used to tie the bales. On the opposite side of the baling chamber are similar reels 107 and 108. The wire 107 passes from the reel 107 through the guide member 109 and around a roller 110 inwardly into the baling chamber, while the wire 107 from the reel 107 passes around the guide member 109 over the roller 110 and joins the wire 107 (see Fig. 4t).

As has been stated before, there is a second oscillating frame 36 on the opposite side of the baling chamber (see Fig. 4), with similar toggle joint mechanism for operat ing the frame similar to that already described having parts 29, 31", 35, 31 31 eto, corresponding with the parts on the opposite side of the device. The frame 36 bears at its end an arm 111 which is provided with brackets 112 having rollers similar to the rollers 65 and 65 on the arm T.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device the operation thereof may be readily understood.

The hay is fed into the opening 113 at the top of the baling chamber (see Fig. 3) and the plunger is reciprocated in the usual manner, thereby forcing the hay forwardly and compressing it. It is first necessary to bring the ends of the wires from the two upper reels 107 and 107 forwardly into the center of the baling chamber and to tie them there, the ends of the wireson the two lower spools or reels 108 and 108 being similarly brought'to the center ofthe baling each reciprocation of the arm T as stated, while the hay 18 being compressed. As the hay is rammed into the chambers it carries spring 114: (see Figs. 3 and A).

the wires with it. Now when the first bale has been formed to the desired length it is necessary to lift the locking member 83 by hand, as the wheel 91 has not yet come into contact with the bale.

During the process offorming the bale j. the. apparatus occupies the positionshown in'Figs. 1, 2 and 3 except the extension 76 which. occupies the position shown in solid lines; iniFig. 9, being held there by the locking member 83. When, however, the locking member 83 is lifted the spring 7 6 will'cause the extension 76 to be moved into alinement with the lever 76 into the path of the reciprocating lug 82 carried by the plunger 81. Now on a forward stroke of the plunger the lug will engage the end 76 and carry it into the. position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 9 to the left of the full line position. This will cause-the yoke 77 to move theclutch member 80 toward the gear 21 when the teeth 80 on the" clutch member 80 will engage the teeth 21 on the gear 21, thereby connecting the gear 21 with theshaft 20. As has been stated before, the shaft 20 is revolved by the gear 19, which meshes with the gear 18, this gear being driven by the sprocket 12 (see Fig. 15) through the medium of the sprocket chain 11 and sprocket connections 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 and 4 to the power wheel 5. The rotation of the gear 21 will cause the screw 24 to rotate thereby causing the travel of the nut 27 from one end of the block to the other. Upon reaching the opposite end of the block the projections 27 on the nut 27 (see Fig. 12) will engage the ends of the block 26, thereby sliding the latter on the track 96 toward the locking member 97. hen the end of the block reaches the beveled end 97* of the locking member 97 it will force the locking member so as to disengage the lever 101, thereby permitting the lever 76 to be swung from the dotted line position at the left of Fig. 9 to the dotted line position at the right of Fig. 9 under the tension of the VVhilethe block 26 is traveling from right to left (see Fig. 3) the toggle joint will be flexed and through the medium of the arms 31 and 31 will cause the frames 36 and 36 to swing inwardly, thus bringing the arms Tand 111 in against the wires on either side of the device. It will be understood that there are two of these arms T, an upper and a lower arm, as shown in Fig. 1 for the upper and lower wires respectively. The

wires on one side of the device enter the slots 59 in the ends of the arms and pass between the teeth of the twisting member 57. In Fig. 3 it will be seen that the rollers on-the arm T engage the wire 107 before they engage the wire 107. As the frame nears the side of the baling chamber a ratchet M (see Figs. 3 and 19) carried by the shaft 1 1 is brought into engagement with a spring-pressed pawl 14 secured on the side of the baling chamber. This turns the shaft 14 a third of a turn and through the me- (hum of the train of gears in the arm T causes the twisting member to move a part way around. Subsequently when the rollers on the arms '1 and 111 come into contact the wire 107 on the opposite side passes into the slot 59 between the teeth of the twisting member 57.

hen the frame 36 swings into close contact with the sides of the baling chamber, the clutch 11 engages the clutch member 16 which is on the shaft 13, and which is being driven by the sprocket 12 (see Fig. 15). This causes the rotation of the member 11 which, through the medium of the bevel gear 13, drives the shaft 14, thereby rotating the gears in the armrT and twisting the wires around one another.

During the rotation of the shaft 48 the link 68 is gradually forced to the end of the shaft by the fact that the tooth 68 engages the threaded end. As soon as it has passed off the end of the shaft the spring 66 forces the cutter downwardly and this cuts the wires at approximately the center of the twisted part, leaving the bale tied up and leaving the ends of the wires which are wound on the spools or reels tied together in the center of the baling chamber preparatory to receiving the new bale.

I have explained how the lever 7 6 is forced into the dotted line position on the right of Fig. 9. This will swing the yoke 77 from the lower dotted line position in Fig. 9 to the upper dotted line position in Fig. 9, thereby bringing the clutch members 22 and 80 into engagement so as to reverse the travel of the screw. The nut 27 will now travel in the opposite direction, and when it reaches the end of the slot in the block 26 will carry the block with it. This will cause the withdrawal of the frames 36 and 36 into the position shown in Fig. 3. As the arm T is about to reach its normal position shown in Fig. 3 the screw 71 carried by the arm (see Figs. 3 and 8) engages the lever 73 which forces the cutter head upwardly and permits the link at the end of the spring 67 to again assume its position over the screw 48, thereby retracting the cutter preparatory to the subsequent inward movement of the arm T.

lVhen the block 26 reaches the end of its backward stroke it engages the end 105 of its the lever 104 and brings the lever 7'6 through the mediumof the link103'to'its central position shown inFig. 3. The block 26 having moved away from the-dog or locking member 97 the latter springs in behind the lever 101., which is, of course, moved simultaneously with the lever 105, thus locking the lever 76 in its central position. 3 When the lever 76 is in its central positionthe clutch members carried by the yoke 77 will be free, therefore the screw 24 is not revolved.

it has been before stated that when the locking member 83 is lifted the extension 76 is permitted to pass beneath the'locking member, as shown in Fig. 9. When,

however, the extension is pushed forwardly it raises the locking member 83, owing to the beveled surface 83 (see Fig. 10) andpasses into the full lineposition shown in Fig. 9. Immediately after the extension has passed the locking member on the forward movement of the lever, i. e.,into the position shown on the right of Fig. .9 the locking member drops in behind it sothat when the lever is brought to its middle position by the movement of the lever 105, as explained, the extension 76 is kept out ofthe path ofthe reciprocating lug 82 by the locking member 83. 1

I have shown how the apparatus hastied a bale and has been restored to its original position. Nhen another bale is formed the first bale, of course, passes out through the end of the baling chamber and in doing 'so it engages the wheel 91 and rotates the latter. This wheel can be made of any desired size, thereby aifordi-ng meansof tying bales of any predetermined length. As hasfbeen before explained, the initial movement of the tying mechanismis started by the rotation of the wheel 91 which is mounted on the shaft 92 that beais the adjustable crank arm 94 having the roller 95. This roller or stud95 engages the bell-crank lever having the arm 88' (see Fig. 2) in the subsequent operations of the machine, thereby rendering the tying operation automatic after the device has been once started by hand, as before explained.

I have already explainedthat the block 26 is'provided with a slot. The purposejof this slot is to permit the nut to travel the length of the block and the length of theslot before it engagesthe block 25. This gives time for the ram (not-shown) to retract toward the front enough to clear the way for the arms T and 111 to enter the openings 120 in the baling chamber. When the screw- 24 reverses its movement the lugs 27 will travel through the slot in the block 26, thereby giving the twister member time to twist or tie the wires together before thearms'T and 111 are retracted. In order to insure perfect clearance and the return of all parts to the r perfect normal position I make use of a fly wheel 121 carried by the screw shaft 24 by which the movement of the screw shaft is continued slightly beyond the point where the driving clutches are disengaged.

' The device described performs its work with certainty and it is, obvious thatits mechanism works independent of irregularity in feed since a bale of a certain length must be formed before the tying device is brought into operation. It ordinarily requires two expert tiers to hand tie for a belt power press. In the wooden block system one stroke of the ram is lostfin every seven oreight strokes to permittheblocks tobe placed in the chamber. My device is means comprising a pair of movable arms arranged to enter through the sides of said baling chamber, one of said arms being pro vided with a twistingmember arranged to receive thetie wire, means for rotating said twisting member, a spring-pressed cutter carried by the arm which bears the twisting member, and means for releasing the cutter to permit the cutting of the wires.

2;. The combination with a baling chamber having openings to permit the entrance of tie wires transversely of the baling chamber; of a pairof frames pivotedto said baling chamber and movable toward and away from the sides of the chamber, laterally extending arms secured to the ends of the frames and arranged to extend into said baling chamber, said arms being arranged to engage the tie wires in rear of the bale, means carried by one of said arms for twisting the tie Wires togethenmeans for cutting the tie wires through the twisted portion, and means actuated by the passage of the bale through the chamber for swinging the frames and: thereby bringing the arms into engagement with the tie wires.

3. The combination with a baling chamher having openingslto permit the entrance of tie "wires transversely of the baling chamber; of a pair of frames pivoted to said baliing chamber and movable toward and away from the sides of the chamber, laterally extending arms secured to the endsbf the frames and arranged to extend into said baling chamber. said arms being arranged to engage the tie wires in rear of the bale, means carried by one of said arms for twisting the tie wires together, means for cutting the .tie wires through the twisted portion, means actuated by the passage of the bale through the chamber for swinging the "'55 said casing between the rollersbeing proframes and thereby bringing the arms into engagement with the tie j wires, twisting .mechanism carried by one of said arms, and

mechanism carriedby one of said frames and arranged to be brought nto operative position through the movement of the latter gforcausing the operation of the twisting finechanism. 7

, 1,4. In a bale tying device, a baling chamber, a frame pivotally mounted on each side thereof, an arm carried at: the free end of f each of said pivotedframes, one of said arms being provided wlth a twisting dev ce, means for periodically swinging said frames to- .wai da id away from the sides ofsaid baling 'chaniber, said meanscomprising. a toggle 'ljoint eonnected" at one end to one of said 7 frames and at the other-end to the other of nally of the device.

' .f on'e of. said being provided .With a I twisting device, a toggle joint for moving said frames, said toggle joint comprising a slidable blook,,.a screw arranged to pass through .fsaid block, anut carried by the ,I screw and arranged to engage the block, and

i" means forrotating said screw, i

6. In a bale tying device, a baling chamber, a frame pivotally mountedon said baling cham'ber'on each side'thereof, each of said frames bearing a laterally extending arm arranged to enter the b ali'ng chamber,

one ofv said arms being provided with a twisting device, a toggle-joint for moving said frames, said toggle joint comprising a slidable block, a screw arranged to pass through said block, a nut carried by the screw and arranged to engage; the block, means for "rotating the screw 1n one direction and meansforreversmg rotatlon of the screw. I a j is 7.,In a bale tying dev1ce,a support, a

frame pivotally mountedon said support, meansffor swinging s aldrframe, an arm carlflEd-bYSEtldflhiIlG: at the end thereof, said arm comprising a hollow casing, brackets carrie'd-..on each sideof said hollow casing,

rollers carried by said brackets, the end of videdQwith a slot, a twisting member rotatablymounted at the end of saidarm within the casing, andmeans carried by the frame and arm for rotating the twisting member.

f 8.. In bale tying device, a support, a frame piyotally mounted on, said support,

I means for swinging said, frame, an arm car-- riedjby said frame'at the end thereof, said arm comprising a hollow casing, vbrackets carriedon eachrside ofsaid hollow casing,

rollers carried by said brackets, the end of said casing between the rollers being provided with a slot, a twisting member rotatably mounted at the end of said arm within thecasing, a shaft carried by the frame, gears carried within the casing and operated by the movement of said shaft for rotating the twistingmember, and means for rotating said shaft. 1

, '9. In a bale tying device, a support, a frame pivotally mounted on said support, means for swinging said frame, an arm carried by saidframe at the end thereof, said arm comprising a hollow casing, brackets carried on each side of said hollow casing, rollers carried by said brackets, the end of said casingbetween therollers being provided with a slot, a twisting member rotatably mounted at the end of said arm within the casing, a shaft carried by the frame, gears carried Within the casing and operated by thBZHlQVBlIlGIlt-Of said shaft for rotating the twisting member, means for rotating said shaft, anda cutter carried by said arm and operated by the movement of the gears within the arm.

10. In a bale tying device, a movable tying arm. comprising a casing, a train of gears carried thereby, one end of said-casing being provided with a slot, the walls of the casing adjacentito the slot being provided with an opening having spiral-shaped edges, and a twisting member rotatably carried by the casing and having inwardly extending slots arranged to register with the. slot in the end of the casing. Q

, 11. In a bale tyingdevice,a1novable tying arm com risin a casin a train of ears carried thereby, one end of said casing being provided with a slot, the walls of the casing adjacent to-the slot being provided with an opening having spiral-shaped edges, a twisting member rotatably carried by the casing and having inwardly extending slots arranged to register with the slot in the end of the casing, and acutting member slidably carried by'said casing adjacent to one of the openings in the walls of the casing.

1:2.Ina bale tying device, an arm comprising a hollow casing having a slot at one end, a circular twisting member provided with inwardly extending slots arranged to register, with said first mentioned slot, the Walls of the casing adjacent the slot being provided with openings having spiral-shaped edges, a cutter carried by the casing, a spring for normally pressing said cutter toward said end slot, and means for normallyholding said cutter against the tension of the spring and for releasing it at a predetermined time;

'13.=In a bale tying device, an arm comprising a hollow casing having a slot at one end,

a circular twisting member provided with inwardly extending slots arranged to register with said first mentioned slot, the Walls of the casing adjacent the slot being provided with openings having spiral-shaped edges, a cutter carried by the casing, a spring for normally pressing said cutter toward said end slot, means for normally holding said cutter against the tension of: the spring and for releasing it at a predetermined time, said last named means con'iprising a spring secured to said cutter and having a link provided with a tooth, a shaft iournaled in said casing and having a threaded end arranged to be engaged by said tooth, and means for rotating the shaft to force the tooth off the end thereof.

l t. The combination with a baling chamber having openings in its side walls, of a frame pivotally mounted on said baling chamber on each side thereof, an arm connected to each of said frames and arranged to extend through the openings in said baling chamber, twisting mechanism carried by one of said arms, a gear mounted on said baling chamber, means for driving said gear, a clutch member carried by said gear, a clutch member mounted on one of said pivot frames, and means connecting said last named clutch member withv said twisting mechanism for operating the latter.

The combination with a baling chamber having openings in its side walls, of a frame pivotally mounted on said baling chamber on each side thereof, an arm connected to each of said frames and arranged to extend through the openings in said ballng chamber, twisting mechanism carried by one of said arms, a gear mounted on said baling chamber, mean for driving said gear,

a clutch member carried by said gear, a clutch member mounted on one of said pivot frames, and means connecting said last named clutch member with said twisting mechanism for operating the latter and means for moving said twisting mechanism prior to the engagement of said clutch members.

16. The combination with a baling chamber having openings in its sides. of a frame pivotally mounted on said baling chamber, an arm carried by the frame at one end thereof and arranged to enter the opening of said baling chamber, twisting mechanism carried at the free end of said arm, a shaft carried by said frame, gears carried by said arm for imparting the movement of the shaft to the twisting mechanism, a clutch member carried by the frame for driving said shaft. a clutch member rotatably mounted on the baling chamber and adapted to be engaged by the first nan'ied clutch member through a movement of the frame and means for driving said second named clutch member.

17. The combination with a baling chamher having openings in its sides, of a frame pivotally mounted on said baling chamber, an arm carried by, the frame at one end thereof and arranged to enter the opening of said baling chamber, twisting mechanism carried at the free end of said arm, a shaft carried by saidframe, gears carried by said arm for imparting the movementrof' the shaft to the twisting mechanism, a clutch member carried by the frame for driving said shaft, a clutch member rotatablymount: ed on. the baling chamber and adapted to be engaged by the .first named clutch member f, ongh a movement of the frame and means for driving said second named. clutch memher, a ratchet on said shaft and a'spring pressed pawl carried by said baling chamber and arranged to engage said ratchet member by the engagement of the clutch members.

18. The combination with a baling chamher having openings in its sides, of a frame pivotally mounted on said baling chamber, an arm carried by the frame at one end thereof and arranged to enter the opening of said baling chamber, twisting mechanism carried at the free end of said'arm, a shaft carried by said frame, gears carried by said arm for imparting the movement of the shaft to the twisting mechanism, a clutch member carried by the frame for driving said shaft, a clutch member rotatably mounted on the baling chamber and adapted to be engaged by the first named clutch member through a movement of the frame and means for driving said second named clutch member, a ratchet on said shaft and a spring pressed pawl carried by said baling chamber and arranged to engage said ratchet member by the engagement of the clutch members and means for reciprocating the frame periodically.

19. The combination with a ba ling chamher having an opening, of a frame pivotally arranged on one side of said baling chamber, an arm carried by the frame at one end thereof and arranged to enter the opening of said baling chamber, wire twisting n'iechanism carried by said arm, a cutting device mounted on one side of said arm and arranged to slide parallel therewith, a spring for holding said cutting mechanism normally out of tension, means for operating said twisting mechanism, means operated by the last named meansfor releasing the cutter and means operated by the movement of the arm out of the baling chamber for again placing the cutter under spring tension and for *etaining it in position.

20. In a bale tying device, the combination with a baling chamber, of a slidable plunger carried thereby, a frame pivoted to said baling chamber on each side there of, an arm carried at the end of each of said .rames and arranged to extend into the baling chamber, twisting mechanism carried by one of said arms, means for moving the I With a balin'gchamber, of a slidable plunger- {carried thereby, a frame pivoted to said baling chamber on each side thereof, an arm carr ed at the end of each of said frames and arranged to extend into the bal- '7 ingf'chamber, twistingmechanism carried by 0116:f said arms, means for moving the -[f1a,1116,.-1-11BLI1S for operating the twisting mechanism, mechanism for reversing the movement of the frame per odically, sald mechanism comprisinga clutch member, a

gear on either side thereof having clutch 1 members arrangedto be engaged by said first mentioned clutch member, a'lever hav ing a spring-pressed extension arranged to extend into the path of the reciprocating plunger, vmeans for holding the extension normallyout of the Way of the plunger, and

/ means for releasing the extension to permit its engagement by the plunger.

'22. Ina bale'tying device, the combination with a balingchamber, of a slidable plunger carried thereby, a frame pivoted to said baling'chamberon each side thereof, an arm means for operating the twisting mecha- 'nism, mechanism for reversing the movement of the frame periodically, said mechanism comprising a clutch member, a gear on either side thereof having clutch members arranged to be engaged by said first 40 V mentioned clutch member, a lever having a spring-pressed extension arranged to extend into'the path of the reciprocating plunger, means for holding the extension normally out of the Way of the plunger, means for releasing the extension to permit its engage ment by the plunger, said last named means comprising a locking member arranged to en a e the extension a wheel carried b the chamber and arranged to extend Within the chamber and to contact with the moving pawls, and means operated by the Wheel for releasing the locking member.

BENJAMIN G. PATTERSON.

Witnesses:

L. H. PRICHART, E. lVI-nT'rINeToN.

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